# Cabinet sets aside ₹565 crore state share in revamped Khelo India scheme 2026-08-05T23:13:59+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹29,054 crore outlay for the Khelo India Scheme, with a ₹565 crore component earmarked for states to share the cost of future sports infrastructure projects over the next five years, The Hindu reported. The central share of the corpus stands at ₹28,489 crore, while a separate ₹7,387 crore has been set aside for the Assistance to National Sports Federations scheme. The Sports Ministry has not disclosed how the state component will be split among individual states. The Centre will bear 60% of infrastructure costs in general states, 90% in North-Eastern and Himalayan states, and the full cost in Union Territories. A Sports Ministry source told PTI the demarcation was not in the previous scheme and was done to make states a partner with ownership in the projects. The Hindu reported the earlier scheme had provisions only for central funding. The scheme currently supports close to 3,000 Khelo India athletes across 22 sports, a figure the ministry hopes to raise at least nine times. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Hindu's report gives the Cabinet's approved figures and one Sports Ministry source quoted by PTI, with no state-wise breakdown of the ₹565 crore share. The comparison with the earlier scheme, which had no dedicated state allocation, is the clearest measure of change on offer, while the ministry's hope of at least a ninefold rise in athlete numbers is a target rather than a result. The Assistance to National Sports Federations component is tied to India's event-hosting plans, including this month's Badminton World Championships in Delhi. Watch for the state-wise allocation figures the ministry has yet to release. ## Coverage - www.thehindu.com Tags: Khelo India, Sports Ministry Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/states-get-share-in-revamped-khelo-india-scheme-sports-infra-fund/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/states-get-share-in-revamped-khelo-india-scheme-sports-infra-fund/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.